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| Umm al-Fahm holds service in memory of Muslim Brotherhood leader | ||
| 2017-09-26 | ||
| [Ynet] While Arab countries barred supporters of the Islamist movement from holding events honoring Mohammed Mahdi Akef, tossed in the calaboose in Egypt for his involvement in killing of protesters in 2012, public ceremonies were held in only three places: Turkey, Gazoo... and Israel. A religious ceremony in memory of former Moslem Brüderbund leader Mohammed Mahdi Akef was held in Umm al-Fahm
The Moslem Brüderbund is a patron of both Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", and the outlawed northern branch of the Islamic Movement. Akef was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted, along with the rest of the leaders of the Moslem Brüderbund, for his involvement in the killing of demonstrators outside the organization's offices in Cairo during the wave of mass protests against the regime of Mohammed Morsi in 2012. His health deteriorated while in prison, and he was transferred to a hospital, where he died last week at age 89. The ceremony in his memory was held at a mosque in the Israeli Arab city of Umm al-Fahm, with several dozens of people in attendance. Dr. Mashoor Fuaz, a prominent religious leader in the city, led the ceremony. "The Islamic nation lost one of its great preachers, who stood firm in the face of tyrants and refused to serve as a tool for oppression," Fuaz said in his eulogy. "He preferred to live behind bars than give up his religious and political principles." Most Arab states barred religious services in Akef's memory, and ceremonies that were held were mostly done in secret. In Egypt, the family had to bury him in a small ceremony late at night to prevent the Moslem Brüderbund from taking advantage of the funeral to hold a rally. The only places where public ceremonies were held in Akef's memory were ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... and the Gazoo Strip, two countries with strong affiliation to the Moslem Brüderbund and its worldviews. The Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, slammed Hamas for holding a memory for Akef, saying "It appears Hamas can erase from its flag the empty words and leave only its true symbol: the two swords of the Moslem Brüderbund, their real leaders." Mordechai's comments were made before the memorial service in Umm al-Fahm. One of the participants at the Umm al-Fahm ceremony told Ynet, "It doesn't matter if we're attacked for holding a prayer in memory of the former Moslem Brüderbund leader. He deserves more than this. We don't care about any objections, only about doing what we believe. The Moslem Brüderbund is always portrayed as a group of terrorists, but the truth is they want to make life good and safe."
Umm al-Fahm has been in the spotlight in recent months as the home of three Israeli Arab bully boyz who carried out a shooting attack on the Temple Mount, killing two Israeli Border Policemen. The attack led to a temporary closure of the Temple Mount complex, followed by the addition of security measures, which caused violent rioting in east Jerusalem and in the West Bank and to a crisis in Israel's relations with Jordan and with the Paleostinian Authority. Thousands took part in the funerals of the three attackers in Umm al-Fahm, calling them "heroes" and "deaders." | ||
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